Request for compensation
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for compensation
Description
Is in hopes of obtaining compensation for the many hours of pain and anguish from wound received at Lake Champlain, 1776 while acting as Captain in Continental Army in Colonel Swift's Regiment under General Waterbury and commander of the Galley Washington.
year created
1788
month created
09
day created
12
author
sent from location
Stratford
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Thacher
recipient note
Joseph Howell
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
John Thacher
Continental Army
Swift's Regiment
General Waterbury
Captain Graham
notable location
Stratford
Lake Champlain
Vermont
notable item/thing
claim
galley
compensation
subsistence
ration
wages
document number
1788091270055
page start
78
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DEA01 (173 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V: 138, P: 78 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Thacher | Stratford | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |